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Railways, roads & transport, 1914

1,556 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 78

Aeroplane Brought Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 5

A German aeroplane which was reconnoitring the Russian position in the Suwalki Government north-east Poland, was brought down by a shot, and four German…

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Motor Cars Shelled. Brussels, Aug. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 5

The fort at Embourg shelled the motor cars carrying German officers on a road alongside the river Ourthe. One car fell into the river, and the others were…

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Road-Making Plant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 August 1914 · page 4

The utility of the west Maitland Municipal Council's road-making plant was further demonstrated yesterday and today, when the scarifier and steam roller were…

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Road making by Machinery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 August 1914 · page 4

Mr. G. S. F. Hood, clerk of works, is quite elated with the successful results of the first attempt at read making with the aid of the council's recently purchased…

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Gift of Aeroplane. Gratitude to Australia. London. Thursday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 5

Mr.Wat.Cain, of Liverpool, has offered the imperial Government a Hertut, aeroplane which he wishes ultimately to he presented to the Commonwealth Government…

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Pages from Our Past the Romance of Our Roads. Paper No. 3. Copyright: All Rights Reserved by the Author

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 August 1914 · page 2

For who but loves at times to scan The Pages of Our Past. When roads were made for Future Man…

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Aeroplane Offered. Australian Efforts Appreciated

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 4

London Thursday.-Mr. William Gain, of Liverpool,' has offered' the Government a Bleriot aeroplane',and has 'expressed the wish that the machine should…

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Eclipse of the Sun. Observation by Aeroplane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 10

Professor Todd, of Amherst College, sails from New York for Libau to-morrow (says the correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" on June 29), to make the most complete observations…

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Attempted Train Wrecking. Naples, Aug, 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 6

A , bomb was thrown at a train while travelling from Naples to Rome, near Coggloruale, "Five people wore injured by the explosion…

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Motor-maps by Dictograph

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 5

While logging the route for a motor car tour of more than 120 miles the secretary of the Automobile Club of St. Louis made use of an electrically-operated talking-machine to…

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Motor Cars Shelled. Brussels. Aug, 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 2

The fort af Embourg shelled the motor cars carrying German officers on a road alongside the river Ourthe. One car fell into the river and the others were…

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A Famous Belgian Motorist. Heroic Exploits. Antwerp

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 August 1914 · page 5

Lieutenant Henkari has become ruinous through his heroic exploits daily, reconnoitring in an armoured car of his own[?] Accompanied by three others, he obtained…

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Letter to the Editor. Motor Cars on East Maitland Footpaths

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 August 1914 · page 8

Sir,-As one of tho resident of Maitland who has frequently to who the foot-paths of the town, will you allow me Hence through your columns also to add a protest…

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News by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday. Railway Accident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1914 · page 4

Two carriages of a passenger train the rails at Gordon on the North Station line this morning, completely dislocates traffic for a considerable time. It is…

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An Austrian River Motor Gunboat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 August 1914 · page 5

Our cables recently have described the perils of the Austrian fleet in homo waters with. Frecch and British battleships of the Medlerr[?]nean feet ready to pounce on them. One protected cruiser, the Kaiser in Elizabeth far from home, which ov dently took refuge in the Germen port of kino-chao, has found itself in no loss…

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At Railway Station

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1914 · page 5

About 1000 people assembled at the railway station on Saturday morning to say "good-bye" to the contingent. The Town…

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Railway Improvements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1914 · page 4

After a lull operations in connection with zonal railway improvements were resumed some days ago, and are now proceeding briskly. A start has been made with the brisk…

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Correspondence. To the Editor of the "Eagle." The Romance of Our Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 2

Sir,—The Cessnock Historian must have obtained his information from a very unreliable source. The officer over the road gangs at…

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Correspondence. To the Editor of the "Eagle." The Romance of Our Roads

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 2

Sir, — The Cessnock Historian must have obtained his information from a very unreliable source. The officer over the road gangs at…

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Pages from Our Past the Romance of Our Roads. Paper No. 3. Copyright: All Rights Reserved by the Author

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 3

The following was crowded out last issue owing to pressure of nows: In social life: Happiest of wedding processions, and saddest of funeral…

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